Public Meetings

Right now, in this moment, just look at yourself briefly with your mind's eye.  See if it is not possible right now, even as you are reading this, to catch just a glimpse out of the corner of your eye of the feeling of you, the you-ness of you, the profound and primal ordinariness of you.  See how certain, how literally unquestionable it is that you are here, and how that presence of you here is certain in a way nothing else can ever be.  See how ordinary you are, how it is you that fills all the space between one thought and the next, one sensation and another, see how little interest you have had in those spaces.

This is what I ask everyone to do: just look at yourself, see if you can find a way to get a brief glimpse of the you-ness of you, the person-ness of you, because if you do this once knowingly, you will without fail do it again... and again... and again... And the day will certainly come, without regard to anything else you are doing or not doing, without regard to anything else that is being done or not being done to you, the day will come when you will notice that the underlying fear of life is dead — an old and false notion about your nature snuffed out by contact with the reality of your nature.

There are five Public Meetings in Ojai, California scheduled in 2013:

March 24, May 19, July 21, September 29 and November 8.

Please see our Calendar of Events for information about specific meetings.

If invited, John and Carla will travel whenever possible to meet with people.

If you are interested in organizing a meeting in your area, please read the information on the Hosting an Event page.

All of our meetings and events are always free of charge. All are welcome, with no regard for religious and spiritual beliefs and practices or any other thing.

Our organization is self-supported and we rely on free will donations to continue our work.

You can help provide financial support for our work by making a donation.

RiverGanga Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, public charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible for US residents as charitable contributions.